Combined knife, fork, and spoon.



H. POETTIGH. COMBINED KNIFE, FORK, AND SPOON. APPLICATION FILED JAN.10,1911.

1,065,170. Patented June 17,1913.

W l abtomeq UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY POETTICH, OF NEW BEDFOR-D, MASSACHUSETTS.

COMBINED KNIFE, FORK, AND SPOON.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY POETTICH, asubject of the Emperor of Germany, residing at New Bedford, in thecounty of Bristol and State of h ilassachusetts, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Combined Knives, Forks, and Spoons; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the combination of a knife, fork and spoon,and is especially adapted for the use of campers or tourists.

The object of the invention is to hingedly connect a knife, fork andspoon to a handle, into which they may be folded to occupy a smallcompass.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain combinations and arrangements of the parts, which will behereinafter fully described and the novel features thereof particularlypointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification isillustrated the preferred embodiment of my invention, and thecorresponding parts are designated by like characters of reference.

Figure 1 is a top elevation of the device closed; Fig. 2 is a sideelevation showing implements extended and parts broken away, and Fig. 3is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a knife, 2 a fork and 3 a spoon,each of which has short shanks t. The knife, fork and spoon are eachprovided with thumb-nail receiving recesses 5 for the purpose of readilyopening them from the handle. The shanks of the knife and fork arepreferably pivotally connected, as at 6, to the same end of a handle,between the sides 7 thereof, and the spoon between the sides at theopposite end of the handle, by means of a pivot 8. One side 7 of thehandle has an enlarged central oval-shaped portion 9, for substan-Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1911.

Patented June 17, 1913.

Serial No. 601,906.

tially inclosing the knife, fork and spoon when in closed position.

Between the sides 7, and at their back edges near the ends of thehandle, are springs 10, which are adapted to engage the shanks at and tohold the knife, fork and spoon, either individually or all at the sametime, in a suitable adjusted position.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings,it is thought the construction and advantages of my improved combinationknife, fork and spoon will be readily understood by those familiar withthe art, without further explanation.

It is to be understood that slight changes in the form, proportion andminor details of construction may be resorted to without departing fromthe principle of or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

In a combined knife, fork and spoon, a body portion comprising a handlehaving one side straight and the other side bulged intermediate its endsapproximately at the center thereof, a knife blade pivoted within oneend of the handle, a fork pivoted within the same end, said knife bladeadapted to fold within the handle parallel with the straight sidethereof, said fork adapted to be folded to lie parallel with the bulgedportion, a spoon pivoted within the other end of the handle and adaptedto be folded to lie parallel with the bulged portion above the fork inits folded position and the pivot plane of the spoon arrangedintermediate the pivot planes of knife blade and fork at the oppositeend of the handle so that the several parts may be readily folded intothe handle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HEVRY POETTICH. lVitnesses:

JOSEPH T. KENNEY, LAURENCE SKELLY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

